The Power of the Crowd

How to Use the Power of the Crowd to Solve Social Problems

Jennifer Ford Reedy, vice president of strategy and knowledge management for the Minnesota Community Foundation.

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By Allison Fine

Nonprofit organizations are using online tools to get many people to work together to create social change.

Jennifer Ford Reedy, the Minnesota Community Foundation's vice president of strategy and knowledge management, offers an example in the form of the Idea Open, an effort to get people in Minnesota to collaborate to solve problems in their communities.

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Allison Fine, a nonprofit leader and expert on technology and communications, discusses how charities and foundations can more effectively use social-media tools to spread their messages and raise money. Ms. Fine incorporates suggestions and questions from readers into her podcasts and invites you to send e-mail messages to her at afine@demos.org. Look for new installments on the first Thursday of every month.